Home Resales Resume Declines Existing-home sales resumed falling in June, dropping 2.6% from the previous month, and the median price dropped from a year earlier as inventories crept higher. Meanwhile, jobless claims jumped last week.
Jul 24 2008
Housing Bill Close to Becoming Law A sprawling bill that reaches deep into the U.S. housing industry is close to becoming law. The bill, which began seven months ago as a modest attempt to help struggling homeowners, will now likely touch a vast array of borrowers, lenders and investors.
Jul 24 2008
The Custom McMansion Many mass-market home builders are getting into the custom-home game -- once almost entirely the province of boutique builders. The reason is simple: Custom-home building is more profitable for builders and the big attraction for home buyers is the cheaper price.
Jul 24 2008
Coles's Death Ruled a Suicide A medical examiner said that Scott Coles, the late chief executive of real-estate lender Mortgages Ltd., died on June 2 as a result of suicide induced by alcohol, oxycodone and zolpidem.
Jul 24 2008
Battling Beetles in the Garden Infestations of Japanese beetles have spread to more than 30 states, wreaking havoc on the foliage of trees and crops. Gardener Steve Stecklow is waging a biological war against these predators.
Jul 23 2008
PRWeb: Business Real Estate
Latest news releases for Business Real Estate from PRWeb
Schumacher Homes, an on-your-lot Custom Home Builder based in Canton, Ohio announces the launch of their leading edge 'REAL TIME DESIGN ' technology. Schumacher Homes builds custom homes in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2008)
ConcreteNetwork.com offers a free design idea catalog, Outdoor Living with Concrete, available to download and print. The catalog includes 16 pages filled with color photos, design options and possibilities for creating the perfect outdoor living area. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2008)
My Mississauga Home has added a Live Chat feature to its website so consumers can now speak to a licensed real estate agent right away. This messenger service will further enhance the sites interactive options to consumers and get answers to their questions regarding real estate as quickly as possible. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2008)
Sales of existing homes in June slowed more than expected and hit their lowest level in 10 years, according to an industry trade group report released on Thursday.
A short time ago they were giving mortgage money away. You didn't need a down payment or a good credit score. Today, there are less lenders available and those in the market are going the other way to an extreme.
Sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades.
State lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation next year that would reverse a state Supreme Court decision blocking home buyers from suing sellers for punitive damages when they lie about the condition ...
Federal investigators have begun looking into closed-door negotiations between the Bush administration and Seattle-based Plum Creek Timber Co., the nation's largest owner of private land.
